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REACTION PAPER “AMIGO” While I’am watching the movie “AMIGO” .. the first thought that comes on my mind is… What if one day I woke up and found myself living with them , fighting for freedom with them? Will I survive? Now I’m thinking about it, Im sure of myself I woudn’t last long even a day.. They’re very brave fighting against the colonizers for their/our rights and for their/our freedom compared to me scared of everything. When I finally know the personality of Rafael Dacanay I’m so amazed by him. How he put his own life in danger just to protect his people. He has been tortured by pouring gallons of water in his mouth forcing him to show the hideout of the rebeled… the group that fight against the colonizers.. He said nothing about where the rebeled is hiding but when American threatened him that they will kill his wife.. he had no choice. When they’re on the woods, Rafael tried to trick the Americans by showing a fake hideout and said that maybe they weren’t there at that time. The Americans get angry and tied him.. When they are on they’re way back to the barrio .. they were ambushed by the rebeled that killed some of the Americans.. At first I thought that the rebeled will save Rafael Dacanay for his execution but it’s not.. It also makes me angry to the American who execute Rafael.., why they have to shoot Rafael who is already hanged.. I’m very inspired by Rafael Dacanay not just because of how he took good care the safety of his people but also how he is being loyal to his ally especially to his country/ our country.. the Philippines.. He is a Hero. For the Filipino people/civilians .. I feel so sory for them .. for being killed bec. Of nothing.. It also feels liked my heart has been ripped out when I saw the little girl died.. And the rebeled who did a lot of sacrifices.. Sacrifices that free us from colonialism.. I admire...

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...Distancia Amigo
Rodel Delera Añosa
aka Roda Daignre
Pubished in Bicol Chronicle
It was mid-afternoon. I could see faces along the road. I knew they were Iskolar ng Bayan; I assumed. They are for sure coming from different Bicol provinces. I was in a hurry to cross the lane. I was nearly bumped by a jeepney. Ano, magpapakamatay ka na? The driver shouted. Aw nano na costumbre, I murmured. I did not know whether he got the right person or I got a wrong way, either. After I crossed the pedestrian lane, I stopped and thought it over. Suddenly, a tricyle passed by. Distancia Amingo, as I have read the inscription on the board of its back. Keep distance, I told myself.
I, most of the times, was waiting for and taking a ride in a jeepney every time I am going to office, church, mall, and even bar hopping. Jeepney becomes a public transportation of Legazpeños and other neighboring places. We are comfortable to call it as dyip or jeep. Indeed, my previous experience constructs a new concept that helps me out to observe, describe, and take note its technical and cultural background. What can you say?
Jeepneys are originally made from US military jeeps, which military left them behind after ended the World War II instead of paying to ship the vehicles to America. “A jeepney is a 12- to 16-passenger vehicle fashioned from second-hand military Jeeps used in the Philippines as public transportation. The term comes from a combination of the words Jeep and jitney,...

...Have you ever been put in a competition where you had to fight with your best friend since childhood? Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas, the main character in the story “Amigo Brothers” by Piri Thomas, had always dream of someday becoming lightweight champion of the world. Each had fought many bouts representing their community and had won two gold-plated medals plus a silver and bronze medallion. Now, after a series of elimination bouts, both Antonio and Felix had to fight against each other in the Golden Gloves Championship Tournament. Will the competition come between their friendships? The two learned not to let the competition come between them.
The story is set sometime in the 70’s. The boys grew up in the same tenement building on fifth street between avenue A and B on the lower east side of Brooklyn, a suburb of Manhattan. The boys run together along the East River Drive. The fight was held in Tompkins Square Park. There were large posters plastered all over the walls of local shops. The fight had created great interest in the neighborhood.
The story begins when the two boys decided not to see each other until the day of the fight, in order for it to be fair. After weeks of preparing it was time it’s the day of the fight. Round 1 was on any small doubt about their friendship affecting their fight, was gone. It was like they never met they bobbed and weave. It was really crazy. Round 2 were complicated, but none of them give in. In Round 3, the final...

...Amigo – A Film of Revelation
Introduction
American rule over the Philippines left the majority of Filipinos a deep scar of the feeling of humiliation because of getting from them their liberty and freedom. But, looking at the other side of the coin, it also left us things that are still beneficial until these days as portrayed in the film Amigo.
Purpose of the director
A question was formed to my mind during watching the film Amigo – what was the purpose of the director, John Sayles, to do this kind of film?
After taking a while thinking of some possible answers, I ended up with this conclusion – I think he wants to portray how American regime ruled over the country and how Filipinos responded into it.
One thing is that when those colonizers took possession of this country, many revolutionary groups were formed. How come this happened? Those people really did not agree with the way those Americans controlled the Philippines. They even questioned the reasons of colonizing this country because on the other way around, we had then a form of government, and our way of living was good even before those colonizers came to this country. That’s why many revolutionary groups were formed.
The form of government they introduced to us was democratic - the way of freely expressing one’s thought or idea and one can freely choose who they want to be their leader. Rafael, the protagonist in the story, said that...

...Amigo Brothers
By Piri Thomas
Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas were both seventeen years old. They were so together in
friendship that they felt themselves to be brothers. They had known each other since childhood,
growing up on the lower east side of Manhattan in the same tenement building on Fifth Street between
Avenue A and Avenue B.
Antonio was fair, lean, and lanky, while Felix was dark, short, and husky. Antonio’s hair was
always falling over his eyes, while Felix wore his black hair in a natural Afro style.
Each youngster had a dream of someday becoming lightweight champion of the world. Every
chance they had the boys worked out, sometimes at the Boys Club on 10th Street and Avenue A and
sometimes at the pro’s gym on 14th Street. Early morning sunrises would find them running along the
East River Drive, wrapped in sweatshirts, short towels around their necks, and handkerchiefs Apache
style around their foreheads.
While some youngsters were into street negatives, Antonio and Felix slept, ate, rapped, and
dreamt positive. Between them, they had a collection of Fight magazines second to none, plus a
scrapbook filled with torn tickets to every boxing match they had ever attended and some clippings of
their own. If asked a question about any given fighter, they would immediately zip out from their
memory banks divisions, weights, records of fights, knockouts, technical knockouts, and draws or
losses. ...

... John Sayles’s film Amigo tells the events of the little town of San Isidro prior to finding Emilio Aguinaldo and shows a perspective that most American war movies do not depict. The film emphasizes on morals heavily from the beginning by throwing difficult and controversial situations at Lieutenant Compton and his men. John Sayles’ movies are usually more concentrated on character rather than plot and it was interesting to watch the events from the Filipinos’ frame of reference with the “bad guys” being the Americans trying to fulfill “manifest destiny” of expanding “from sea to shining sea” through acquiring Philippines.
Being Filipino, I felt disturbed with how the townspeople were being treated especially since I can understand what they were saying rather than relying on the subtitles given which were not always accurate. I found myself relating the main character, Rafael Dacanay, to my maternal grandfather because their values, beliefs and outlook on life seemed to be aligned. My grandfather, just like Rafael, always puts everyone and everything else before him. If there is any help he could offer, he would. Even if he was put in humiliating and difficult situations, he would strive to find the light in those moments. Since the United States are always involved in other country’s affairs, I found myself wondering if Americans were treating indigenous people the same way they treated the Filipinos especially with the conflicts about Syria...

...SAMPLE ESSAY ON THEME
“The Amigo Brothers,” written by Piri Thomas, is a story about a special friendship between two boys. Antonio and Felix, two seventeen year old boys, have grown up together and are very close to one another. They do almost everything together. They both dream of a future in which they will be the lightweight champions of the world, and together they help each other train regularly. Then a time comes when their friendship is threatened because for the first time ever, they have to compete against one another in a match. In the end, however, their relationship survives because both boys value their friendship above their ambitions. Through the words, thoughts, and actions of Antonio and Felix, the author expresses the theme that friendship is more important than a competition.
From the beginning of the story, the boys have a conversation that reveals the importance of their friendship. One day while they are training for the upcoming fight they will be having against one another, the boys avoid eye contact with one other. Felix breaks the ice by saying, ‘“I think we both got something to say to each other.”’ As they talk, they both admit that they have been having trouble sleeping at night because they are concerned about hurting one another. Their worries show that their relationship is important to them. If it weren’t, the upcoming fight would not weigh on their minds. Instead, their focus would only be on preparing for the fight in...

...My Special Model
I am sure that I can attribute some of the positive aspects of my life to my aunt. To me admiration is a kind of respect and can make a good friend. Aside from my parent, I look up to her as my model, and listen to her as my aunt. My aunt is chubby, tall and has long black hair. She has black eyes and light skin. She is 50 years old. She is a housewife and she can speak English. A person I admire is my aunt, Thuy, because she has three special qualities and that she is helpful, scrupulous and loving.
My aunt is very helpful. My family and I are very lucky. She sponsored my family to the U.S. She has changed my life and my family’s life. She is thoughtful and help us in every way: find a house, buy domestic needs, and fill out paperwork. My aunt drives me everywhere like to school everyday, to doctors when I am sick, and take me to many interesting places. She introduces me to many new places I’ve never been. She guides me in cooking, how to grow and care for flowers, and how to get around way. She also shows me how to rein in my emotions.
Another of my aunt’s quality is that she is scrupulous. She usually prompts her husband and her son daily to take their medication. She prepares and is thoughtful of her family meals. Her cooking is very tasty. Each meal is full of nutrients. I like to eat her foods. Stepping into her house, I feel very comfortable, exited, and wonderful about the things in her house. She is very nice, clean, and tidy.
I love my aunt...